Tips on Learning How to Speak in Chinese

There are different kinds of schools and enrichment classes that students could attend to. Schools have language preferences and some schools use Mandarin, English, or both. Some parents are aware of the importance and benefits attached to the knowledge of the Chinese language that is why they enrol their children to Chinese language classes. In this article, we would be telling you about some of the mandarin classes in Singapore, and some tips on how we could learn or how we could teach Mandarin.

At Chengzhu Mandarin Centre, there are Chinese classes for children of all ages, from 6 months to 12 years. There are many programmes, from a Mandarin kindergarten to holiday programmes. If you are serious about your child mastering the Chinese language you should definitely check their site here: http://www.chengzhu.edu.sg/mandarin-centre

To start, Little Steps will tell us about some pieces of information about Mandarin kid’s classes in Singapore.

Mandarin Kids’ Classes In Singapore

Nǐ hǎo! Learning Mandarin can be as easy as 1, 2, 3 for your little sponges with the right tools. Whether you’re looking for a class or app for your kids to practice their language skills or want to get your toddler interested early, we’ve collected the latest on it all so your little one will be in the know with Mandarin lingo!

LITTLE MANDARINS (Playgroups, Enrichment Classes, Camps)

Through the Little Mandarins unique and innovative teaching style, your little ones will grow in self-confidence, learn teamwork and build on their language development. They work with five key principals; let them play, help them grow, encourage them to make, teach them to care and enable them to share. They also run holiday camps so sign them up for the summer!

BERRIES LANGUAGE CENTRE (Enrichment Classes)

Children learn Chinese through social interaction, instilment of values and curriculum understanding. Their centers are equipped with attractive and child-safe facilities. They are designed to enable children to enjoy serious fun in a clean and conducive environment that promotes learning. Courses start for little ones aged 3 to 11 and all meet MOE guidelines. Read more here.

There we have some of the schools and enrichment classes in where we could send our children for them to learn the Chinese language. They have also provided some important pieces of information about them like their official website, contact numbers, and address.

It takes a lot of effort to master a language, especially Chinese, which involves both alphabets and strokes. Here are some tips from us!

Oral and Listening (35%)

Oral and Listening are the most important components in Chinese learning. When a child is born, he or she will not know how to read or write. The first thing a child learns is to speak and listen. If parents want to cultivate a child’s interest for Chinese, it’s better to start with oral and listening as well.

To increase the input of Chinese language. It will take a newborn baby a year or more just to speak a few words. That’s because the baby needs to accumulate enough inputs, before he or she is able to convert the inputs into words that they are able to understand and use. Read more here.

There are four helpful tips given above. First is about oral and listening, then practice speaking, followed with comprehension and language application, and last is composition. It would be difficult, but if we follow this, it would greatly help us. If we are parents who don’t speak Mandarin but want to help our children, we could still do it. Lindene Cleary will tell us how. Let us read below.

Mandarin classes in Singapore? Here’s how to help your kids learn, even if you’re not a Mandarin speaker

Living in Singapore provides a rare opportunity for our kids to learn Mandarin from some of the best. But let’s face it: this language can be a little intimidating for the beginner, whether as a student or a parent. We had a good long chat (in English. Intimidation levels remain high here at HoneyKids) with the team at Little Mandarins, drawing on their 10 years of experience teaching in Singapore to de-mystify the process of learning the most widely spoken language in the world.

First things first, Little Mandarins is not the place to go if you want your kids to sit in a sterile classroom and rote learn. Of course, classes here include plenty of repetition to improve recall, but this is combined with a heavy schedule of a lovely little thing called ‘play’. The Little

Mandarins philosophy is that kids learn best when they’re having fun, and when the task at hand is stimulating (we love that there are lots of movement-based activities each day). The curriculum borrows from both ‘Western’ and ‘Eastern’ teaching styles, meaning there’s a great mix of interactive, hands-on activities and purposeful, result oriented learning methods. The focus here is equally placed on teaching and nurturing, with the learning ethos of ‘Play, Grow, Make, Care and Share’. Read more here.

Those are useful tips for parents who want to help their children. It would really be helpful if you take your children to places where they could practice what they have learned in class like in Chinese restaurants, play dates with children who speak Mandarin, and many more. Application is really the best way for them to learn. It would be easier for them to memorize and master by speaking in Chinese as much as possible.